Diktat

See also: diktat and diktát

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪkˈtaːt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Diktat n (strong, genitive Diktats, plural Diktate)

1. dictation (the act of making someone write down one's words; the text itself)
2. (especially) dictation (an orthography exam where the teacher reads out a text and the participants write it down)
3. (politics) diktat (a harsh decree, especially one imposed upon a defeated country)

Declension

Declension of Diktat [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Diktat	die	Diktate
genitive	eines	des	Diktats	der	Diktate
dative	einem	dem	Diktat	den	Diktaten
accusative	ein	das	Diktat	die	Diktate

Related terms

• diktieren

Descendants

• → English: diktat
• → French: diktat, dictat
  • → Turkish: dikta
• → Romanian: diktat